If they want to improve and revamp the Galleria, they need to do away with the bus terminal there, which would immediately have an impact on crime. The vast majority of "shoppers" there are from outside the area. If the Hawthorne mall would reopen, this would also help clean up the Galleria. Until we get South Bay residents back into the mall, it will continue to be just what it is....the Ghettoria!

thats just great, and for the ones that dont like it. move to the mountains or try a cave.

That's right, the law abiding, tax paying people of the South Bay should go to the mountains and try a cave! Excellent idea. How about instead, those who are more interested in being gang members, cause crimes and create mini-riots at the mall go to the mountains and try a cave!

Gee, maybe they could put in something like maybe, I don't know, maybe a bowling center? It disturbs me when developers come in, wreck and neglect property and then make a big deal about what a wonderful thing their going to do "redeveloping" the property. The reason it's a mess today is the developers and their idiotic plans.

And that "pad" north of the B of A. I had always thought that was a parking lot. Funny how parking and pads look the same to developers.

Gee, maybe they could put in something like maybe, I don't know, maybe a bowling center? It disturbs me when developers come in, wreck and neglect property and then make a big deal about what a wonderful thing their going to do "redeveloping" the property. The reason it's a mess today is the developers and their idiotic plans.And that "pad" north of the B of A. I had always thought that was a parking lot. Funny how parking and pads look the same to developers.

What about Del Amo dump? The very average (concrete) hardscape of the new south AMC restaurant area & horribly planned area around Borders could be augmented by RV park / flea market / WalMart / 99 cent storeBTW - a few trees left in parking lot to cut down

If Redondo is to make any progress at all in development , this is the area. Revitalizing this area with new stores may bring in much needed revenue to the city alleviating the need for more and more property taxes. After all Redondo will never make up its mind on what to do with the existing vacant retail space at the pier. What are the alternatives for the galleria area, more vacant land, another pie in the sky park? The galleria area is the best place to recapture some of the property owners investment. What do they have in the expo property 1 million or 2?

The other writers here make good points. The developers need to consider the demographics they want to attract. The galleria definitely attracts a different demographic than is in the rest of Redondo Beach. I still shop there, because it's close by. But most of the shops there certainly don't represent my family, demographically. I'd love to see the redevelopment happen, but they need to be sure to choose stores that appeal to the residents of Redondo Beach.

The challenge here is that there is TOO MUCH commercial development, everywhere. There is nothing new, stores all morph into selling the same stuff.My experience is that developers want to build strip malls where gas stations were, then retire to places that don't have strip malls. They look for areas to build hotels next to two existing hotels that are scrambling for business and not finding enough to be profitable.I'd leave the developers out of making the decisions and look for an actual need. By the way, there is no need for commercial in that area.

We need a golf range somewhere in Redondo, even though half of the residents are a bunch cheapskates, we need better stores at the Galleria and kick out the stores that cater to gang fashion,fine example the Beverly Center they have nothing for gangs and blacks. so I feel safe.

Should start with finding a tenant for the Mervyn's site. That might help the mall more than building more stores South of it.First store to consider South of mall would probably be a Starbucks, everyone seems to hate to have to drive between Starbucks locations.

Kohls has already opened in the former Mervyn's site. And there is already a Starbucks on the corner of Hawthorne and Artesia. And Prairie and Artesia...

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